QUITO, Ecuador—Protests Thursday against an overhaul of public-sector worker benefits turned into what Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa called an attempt at a coup d’état. Members of the national police and some military officials walked off the job and closed down the airport in the capital, Quito. Protests quickly spread to other cities, leading to roadblocks, [...]
The foreign minister, Celso Amorim, and the foreign ministers of Japan, India and Germany, issued a statement in defense of the immediate reform of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) after meeting last September 24th in New York. For them, it is essential to expand the current number of members (today 15) and [...]
The United Arab Emirates and Brazil should soon sign a broad strategic agreement on Defence, including the sale of Brazilian military aircraft to the Arabs. According to the newspaper Gulf News, Brazil will present a preliminary agreement with Emirates that form the basis for a broader negotiation between the two countries on military cooperation, equipment [...]
Is Mexico the new Colombia? As the Obama administration debates what course to take on Mexico, finding the right fix depends on getting the right diagnosis. Recently, Mrs. Hillary Clinton cited the need for a regional “equivalent” of Plan Colombia. After 10 years, the rebels’ grip in Colombia has been reduced from more than a [...]
CARACAS, Venezuela—Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez suffered a blow in congressional elections, losing the ability to pass new laws at will after opposition candidates banded together behind a unified plank of candidates. Mr. Chávez still enjoys a congressional majority after candidates loyal to him won at least 96 of the 165 seats. But opposition candidates won [...]
Caracas, Venezuela, Sep 22, 2010 / 11:57 am (CNA).- This week the Archbishop of Caracas, Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino, called for Venezuela’s Sept. 26 elections to be free of manipulation. “As bishops it is our duty to urge people to vote,” to have “respect for the election laws,” and to ensure “there is no fraud,” [...]
Top FARC commander “Mono Jojoy” was killed by Colombian state forces. President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed the death of the rebel leader from New York City, where he is attending the U.N. General Assembly. The head of the FARC’s Eastern Bloc and member of its Secretariat was killed in a massive air strike in a region called [...]
Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, 75, is said to have claimed that he could help Venezuela achieve a nuclear bomb within 10 years. He was held following a sting operation in which an FBI undercover operative posed as an agent from the South American country. The US government said that, in reality, Venezuela had not been seeking [...]
The government of Costa Rica today expressed “pain” because a unilateral American report that President Barack Obama has sent to Congress, including the country on the list of those who reported drug traffic. Drug activity is wielded by the government of President Laura Chinchilla to justify increased military cooperation with the United States, which is [...]
The government of Costa Rica today expressed “pain” because a unilateral American report that President Barack Obama has sent to Congress, including the country on the list of those who reported drug traffic. Drug activity is wielded by the government of President Laura Chinchilla to justify increased military cooperation with the United States, which is [...]
Joe Parry says: In Intelligence Infographics ” a good sketch is better than a long speech”.
EISIC, Dr. Nasrullah Memon and Computational Criminology: Early Warning Informatics System could predict Terrorist Threats
Sensor Urban Environments can prevent and fight robberies, terrorism attacks, natural catastrophes and other emergencies.
Athens Cyber Security Conference, Dr. Thuraisingham´s “Data Mining for Security”.
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